Spence
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Registered: 13th Jan 03
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my mate wants his arches etc colour coded, he just had sum irmsher sideskirts sprayed and fitted!
he got told the paint wudnt stick on properly causing all sorts of problems like the paint flaking off!!
any1 who has had arches and bumpers colour-coded have u had any problems???? 
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ELG4N
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Registered: 25th Oct 03
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nope
plastic primer first
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glasgow_corsa_c
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Registered: 13th Jan 03
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quote:
Originally posted by ELG4N
nope
plastic primer first
only prob i had with mine was there was so much bumper gel applyed to my arches that the paint wouldnt take no matter how much thinners and other things were applied.
had to buy nnew arches and the paint went on fine with sum plastic primer, high build then sum painting.
i will never use \AutoGlym shit again
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Sjdickso
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Registered: 15th Jul 03
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I had my fornt bumper colour codded and smoothed when i had my steinmetz grill fitted its been on three months now no chipping or peeling. My cars in noonsters garage if you want to have a look.
I would just get it done properly at a good bodyshop,
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NottzCruizer
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Registered: 12th Sep 03
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I had a similar problem, the previous owner had used somthin with silicone in it like back to black or similar, when I took it in to be colour coded it caused all the paint to bubble and flake off
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Dave_Gordon
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I asked for mine to be colour coded by vaux when i bought it. they said ok but it may not stay on because of the little bumps on the arches.
well 16 months later they look a bag of crap with parts flaked off and other parts still on as new.
well peed off and vaux just said they warned me!!!!!!!!!!!!
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3CorsaMeal
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thought u were gonna say the engine fell out 
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Richie
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If the paint is flaking off, skim the arch with body filler first.
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glasgow_corsa_c
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave_Gordon
I asked for mine to be colour coded by vaux when i bought it. they said ok but it may not stay on because of the little bumps on the arches.
well 16 months later they look a bag of crap with parts flaked off and other parts still on as new.
well peed off and vaux just said they warned me!!!!!!!!!!!!
they obviosuyl jsut painted the plastic as if they were doing a normal metal panel for instance.
the plastic shuda been rubbed down, plastic primered, high build primered..given a slight rub down so that they were smooth and then painted.
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Fraser Young
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It's to do with the protective silicone based coat that was on the car originally... It reacts with the paint an does this... Usually happens on v new cars, but happens on Corsa C's up to 6-9 months after buying em...
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Spence
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so wot shud i say 2 him?
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l33t corsa
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Registered: 14th Aug 01
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Tell them if they can't do it properly then you'll go elsewhere.
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Spence
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basically from wot i have read, tell him2 buy new arches and get them sprayed 2 make life easier!!
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stubbsy
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if the arches are done properly then the paint should stay on no problem. unless high build up of oils grease etc
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Tim
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Like people said Vauxhall didn't do it properly -- should be two-pack/plastic primed, smoothed, etc, etc -- mine are fine.
Don't take it to Vauxhall as although they did a good spray job on my spoiler they are 1) expensive and 2) not a modifying bodyshop so haven't got a clue when it comes to this sorta thing 
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Spence
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Registered: 13th Jan 03
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his old man is the manager there so he gets it done cheap as chips!! irmshur side skirt bought, fitted and sprayed 4 £150
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